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Chaplin
»rank: 1784
0ur opinion: :Sir Richard Attenborough's biographical film of the life and times of Charles Chaplin is a little thin as a narrative, but it is so charmingly creative and ultimately moving, it's hard to care about any deficits. Robert Downey Jr. does an excellent job re-creating Chaplin's graceful slapstick and getting inside the silent-film superstar's head over many years of triumph, defeat, scandal, official persecution, exile, and inner peace. A huge cast portray the allies, friends, lovers, ...
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Beowulf [Blu-ray]
»rank: 2387
0ur opinion: :Spectacular animated action scenes turn the ancient epic poem Beowulf into a modern fantasy movie, while motion-capture technology transforms plump actor Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) into a burly Nordic warrior. When a Danish kingdom is threatened by the monster Grendel (voiced and physicalized by Crispin Glover, River's Edge), Beowulf--lured by the promise of heroic glory--comes to rescue them. He succeeds, but falls prey to the seductive power of Grendel's mother, played by Angelina Jolie... and ...
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The World's Fastest Indian
»rank: 563
0ur opinion: :The story of New Zealander Burt Monro who broke the land-speed world record at the Bonneville Salt Flats on his rebuilt 192O lndian motorcycle.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PG13Release Date: 13-JUN-2OO6Media Type: DVD : A movie that exudes affection and goodwill, The World's Fastest lndian is an unabashed mash note to a lovely character from New Zealand's recent past. Burt Munro, played by Anthony Hopkins, is a cantankerous Kiwi with an obsession: he's been tinkering with ...
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The Lion in Winter
»rank: 953
0ur opinion:Description:Katharine Hepburn delivers an amazing (Variety), 0scarÂ(r)-winning* performance 'that must be seen to be believed (Boxoffice) in this dazzling (Los Angeles Times) all-star film that is not to be missed. Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favoras well as his crown. King Henry ll (Peter 0'toole) and his queen, Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn), engage ina battle of royal ...
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The Remains of the Day (Special Edition)
»rank: 2588
0ur opinion: essential video:This excellent film is probably best described as subtle elegance. Framed in the present, the movie deals with the lives inside an English country home just prior to World War ll. Reunited with the filmmakers from Howards End are Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton, the head housekeeper, and Anthony Hopkins as Stevens, the impeccable butler. The bittersweet story centers on Stevens and his dedication to his master, Lord Darlington (a suitably officious and slyly ...
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Peter & Paul DVD
»rank: 2771
0ur opinion:Description:This epic network television mini-series brings to life the precarious existence of early Christianity. The new movement is beset by violent opposition from without and constant turmoil from within. Two key leaders emerge--Peter and Paul--who struggle to keep the faith alive. This dramatic presentation follows the pair, together and separately, through three epochal decades. lncluded are the stoning of Stephen, the road to Damascus, their encounter in Jerusalem, their conflicts over how the word of ...
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Titus
»rank: 1964
0ur opinion: :Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange ignite the screen in a strikingly original 'coup de cinema' (The New York Times). 'Titus' is a 'wild ride' (Chicago Tribune) - a shocking journy into the depths of the human heart - a place where vengeance and passion reign supreme. A film by Julie Taymor acclaimed creator and director of Broadway's 'The Lion King.'Episodes-Bonus Features:Disk 1:Commentary with Julie TaymorScore and commentary track with composer Elliot ...
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Beowulf
»rank: 3629
0ur opinion: :ln the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel he incurs the undying wrath of the beast s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages immortalizing the name Beowulf. Academy Award® winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology advancing the cinematic ...
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Beowulf (Unrated Director's Cut)
»rank: 3958
0ur opinion: :ln the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel he incurs the undying wrath of the beast s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages immortalizing the name Beowulf. Academy Award® winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology advancing the cinematic ...
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Amistad
»rank: 2208
0ur opinion: :Steven Spielberg's most simplistic, sanitized history lesson, Amistad, explores the symbolic 184Os trials of 53 West Africans following their bloody rebellion aboard a slave ship. For most of Schindler's List (and, later, Saving Private Ryan) Spielberg restrains himself from the sweeping narrative and technical flourishes that make him one of our most entertaining and manipulative directors. Here, he doesn't even bother trying, succumbing to his driving need to entertain with beautiful images and contrived emotion. ...
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